We were distressed to see last week that the NY Times, in its ongoing and misguided quest to stymie the investigation into Novak-Plame-gate, had signed on to one of the right wing's favorite canards: that the disclosure of Valerie Plame's … [Read more...]
Reminder: Tim Schofield event Wednesday eve. 3/2
A reminder: Wednesday night 3/2 is the event for Tim Schofield, State Rep candidate for the 18th Suffolk district. And with respect to our resident troll, you will definitely get to meet Tim if you so desire, and bend his ear about … [Read more...]
Brooks contradicts himself – again
Let us consider the latest from NY Times columnist David Brooks:The larger, far more important point is that in a society as individualistic as ours, it's especially important to protect and nurture the countervailing institutions. It's so … [Read more...]
I admit that this makes me nervous
Today the Supreme Court declared that the Eighth Amendment (which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment) bars the execution of persons who were under 18 at the time they committed their crime.I don't think executing juveniles is a very … [Read more...]
Get Your War on at Harvard
Political cartoonist David Rees will be at Harvard Friday, March 4 reading from and signing "Get Your War On II": Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall 7:00 PM. … [Read more...]
My personal health care primer
Food for thought, relevant to this year's forthcoming Big Discussion on expanding health care to more MA folks. None of this stuff is brand-spanking new, but it behooves us to know the terms of the debate."The Best Care Anywhere" … [Read more...]
Milton Academy and statutory rape
By now, most of us here in the Bay State have heard about the "incident" at Milton Academy (for our out-of-state readers, Milton Academy is a prestigious private boarding school in a suburb south of Boston) in which a 15 year old … [Read more...]
A good debate
Should Deval Patrick run for Governor? Is Tom Reilly the best candidate for the job? These are excellent questions, and it looks as though a real debate is starting to shape up around them.Good. It's exactly the … [Read more...]